“The possibility that he really did harbor some attraction to her couldn't pierce her core. It wasn't in the realm of things that were feasible these days. Bombings, bankruptcy, coastal flooding, all of these things, yes, but that he could… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“the color-matching company had to make up for their dismal mistake with 2015, which they’d dubbed the year of “marsala,” which only ended up… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“If you were to succeed in prolonging the deliriously ecstatic puppy-dog love stage of the first months of courtship through-out the entire relationship itself-through… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“You love people. They disappoint you. But sometimes, they don’t. They just keep loving you, right through it all, waiting for you to wake… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“When you're clear-sighted, you settle into experiences that feed you until they become so familiar and soul-filling that they're a nourishing routine, and as… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“When we start a relationship, professional, romantic or otherwise, even when we're born, we establish these threads of energy that connect us to another person...Even by just being here, you're creating one with me. Many times, as people grow or change, or hurt us, the energy that was flowing gets confused and trapped. Especially in the case of loss, where… — Courtney Maum Copy Share
“Also, she wasn't a fan of being scared, and it had to be petrifying to love someone more than yourself.” — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“The almost biological certainty that the more often you checked your cell phone, the more likely you were to find that one wondrous message… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“In America, the border of the property would have been gated to keep children and sleepwalkers and drunkards from dropping to their deaths, but… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“They’ve always made a bigger deal about the side effects of drinking pregnant in America than they have in France. But then, the Americans… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
“MOMENTS OF great import are often tinged with darkness because perversely we yearn to be let down.” — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
